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May 13th, 2013 | Research
By Jacquellena Carrero Latinos have some of the highest rates of obesity in the nation, and the results of a new study show that advertisers may be contributing to the problem. A new study out by t...
February 12th, 2014 | NCCOR
Five years ago the nation’s leading research funders — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and U.S. Department of Agricul...
March 5th, 2013 | News
By Jane Greenhalgh and Patti Neighmond Most families know that their kids need to exercise. In a poll that NPR recently conducted with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of P...
February 27th, 2013 | Research
How 'crunch time' between school and sleep shapes kids' health Feb. 25, 2013, NPR [Shots Blog] It's an important question for American families and the nation as a whole: Why do so many kids weigh to...
February 20th, 2013 | Publications
For decades, American children and adolescents have been surrounded by advertising and marketing for unhealthy foods and beverages. While the food and beverage industry, as well as local and national ...
February 11th, 2013 | Research
By Kim Krisberg Youth advocates can play a role in addressing childhood obesity, but communities must first be ready to embrace the issue, a recent study finds. Using a community readiness assessmen...
February 7th, 2013 | Research
“Living in a neighborhood that’s home to lots of outdoor food advertising may increase your chances of becoming overweight or obese,” said Lenard Lesser, MD, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RW...
January 30th, 2013 | Research
By Ann Schimke A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that instituting daily physical education classes for children would boost moderate to vigorous physi...
January 14th, 2013 | Research
Video games have been blamed for contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. But a new study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and ...
December 12th, 2012 | News
After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines. The trend has emerged in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller pl...
